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Thursday 17 December 2020

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Revenue growth at expanding EY 

Professional services giant EY has reported UK revenue growth in a financial year when it expanded its workforce in the South West. Distributable profits before tax increased by £20m to £479m.
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Ask the experts: How can Green Tech Innovation help us hit net-zero?

Ian Caveney, head of Tech for Good at BT, offers insight into the Green Tech Innovation platform and BT's net-zero climate strategy.
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Deals

New owner for financial planning specialist

Poole-based Inspire Financial Services (IFS) has been acquired by Lewis Investment. The Lewis Group now has a total staff of 43 and assets under management in excess of £600m.
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Mears disposal wins Deal of the Month

Mears Group's sale of a land and planning services specialist which works with a wide range of customers, notably the National Planning Portal, has been named as Deal of the Month for November.
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Terms agreed for £1.1bn TalkTalk takeover

The proposed £1.1bn takeover of TalkTalk has moved forward after terms of the deal were agreed.
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Ask the expert: How private equity can help TMT businesses grow

Dewi Hughes, head of LDC for the South West & Wales, says the impact of technology on our lives has never been more apparent. There's little argument that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated its role in almost every sector, and we're now more reliant on technology than we've ever been before.
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Business

Superdry links up with Neymar as part of sustainability drive

Brazilian football star Neymar Jr has agreed a three-year deal with Superdry that champions sustainability with an organic underwear and sleepwear collection.
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Sensée creates 200 work-from-home jobs

Homeworking specialist Sensée is creating 200 new work-from-home roles. 
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Wickes and Toolstation to hand back £50m

Wickes and Toolstation are to return about £50m in furlough money to the government, owner Travis Perkins has confirmed.
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Business Matters: 2020 - the year that changed the game for Britain’s businesses

Back at the start of 2020, none of us could have known that we were about to be plunged into a once-in-a-generation event that would radically change the way we live and work. Graham Randall, managing director, restructuring and insolvency, Quantuma, looks back at an unprecedented year that has seen thousands of businesses closing their doors for good, some fighting for their survival, and others benefiting from the perfect storm of conditions created by the virus.
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Property

Chippenham industrial park to be acquired for £19.25m

Contracts have been exchanged on a Chippenham-based industrial estate which is home to the global headquarters of Siemens Mobility.
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New measures to boost housebuilding unveiled

New measure designed to boost housebuilding and help English cities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic have been unveiled by the government.
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Redrow anticipating strong 2021

Redrow is anticipating a strong 2021 as the company looks to move away from a year of uncertainty.
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Ask the expert: Are businesses ready for their digital future?

Claire Arbery, director at West of England Institute of Technology, says one of the most interesting (and challenging) discussions she had had since the start of the journey to create the West of England Institute of Technology (WEIoT) has been the discussion between high tech and digital – and what do we actually mean when we talk about these.
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Green light for new housing development

Plans to create 42 new homes while protecting the green space at the former Clifton Hill leisure centre in Exeter have been backed.
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Boardroom appointment at Mitie Group

A new non-executive director has been appointed to the board of Mitie Group.
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